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WorksheetsJazz, 50's, 60's, 70's music review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which cities were important centers of jazz music?
LA, Houston, Minneapolis, Nashville
Kansas City, Saint Louis, New Orleans, New York, Chicago
San Francisco, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit
Paris, London, Madrid, Rome, Hamburg
Which inventions heavily influenced American music history?
the piano pedal, the camera
the microphone, the electric guitar
the telephone, the electric can opener
the violin, the saxophone
Which decade saw an expansion of the music genres available for people to listen to?
1920's
1950's
1930's
1970's
Who were the three hip hop DJ's that first brought rap to a larger audience in the 1970's?
Debbie Harry, Q-Tip, Common
Wu-Tang Clan, Easy E, Snoop Dogg
DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash
DJ Shadow, DJ Sonic, DJ Tails
What is "sampling" in hip hop and rap?
trying different foods until you find something you like
taking a small piece of a song and looping it to create a new song
copying a whole song and claiming it as your own
playing a little bit of each instrument on a record
A basic drumset includes these parts
quad drums, bass drum, snare drum, xylophone, maracas
bass guitar, electric guitar, drumsticks, agogo bells, digeridoo
crash cymbal, oboe, bongos, congas, woodblock, kazoo
bass drum, hi hat, ride cymbal, snare drum, floor tom, hi tom, mid tom
This genre of music only lasted for 10 years, from 1970-1980
Hip Hop
Rock
Disco
Jazz
Protest songs can be described by saying that they....
Feature lyrics about dancing and partying
Have complicated background music, like full orchestras and many instruments
Have simple accompaniment but powerful lyrics about things that need changed in the world
Were only important in the 1960's, and no one writes them anymore
This band came from the UK and became very popular in the US in the mid 1960's.
The Four Tops
The Temptations
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Beatles
Which of these bands is a band from the Motown record label in Detroit in the 1960's?
Metallica
The Temptations
One Direction
The White Stripes
This type of music in the 1960's came from California and was inspired by a popular sport
Surf Rock
Basketball Rock
Football Rock
Rugby Rock
Which answer describes what Doo-Wop, a 1950's genre, sounded like?
an orchestra playing while a soloist sings
4-5 men singing in harmony using syllables like "Doo-Wop shooby doo"
A strong bass drum beat with danceable rhythms
Speaking in rhythm over a repetitive beat
This person could only be shown from the waist up on TV in the 1950's because of his dancing
Hank Williams
Elvira Petunia
Elvis Presley
Chuck Berry
The singing style used in rock is influenced by which older genre of music?
yodelling
polka
classical
gospel
This woman influenced Cash, Presley, and many others, but didn't get recognition until recently
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Whitney Houston
Serena Williams
Greta Thurnburg
This person was known as "The Man in Black"
Elvis Presley
Johnny Cash
Michael Jordan
Little Richard
This woman is one of the great vocal jazz singers, with the nickname "Lady Day"
Taylor Swift
Madonna
Billie Holiday
Elizabeth Taylor
This type of jazz uses rhythmic influences from countries like Cuba and Puerto Rico
Latin Jazz
CubaRico Jazz
Bailando Jazz
Te Gusta El Jazz
This is a feature of jazz music where the leader starts and the group "answers" musically
me and you
peanut butter and jelly
question and answer
call and response
This is an important part of jazz music
improvisation
spinning in circles
violin
fashion
